Show French Capture Mountain Passes 4 SKIRMiSHES A LON G ENTIRE fRONT Of ARMY PI PARIS ARIS Aug 10 a a. a m. m m.-A m. A statement state ment meat issued b by the war department at ata ata ata a late hour last night says bays a 8 that nu cr ous skirmishes are aro taking pl place cc along the entire front of tho the French army Ono One clash with the tho Germans was violent vio violent vio lent and the losses on both sides were serious The official ia communication adds that tho German troops are aro receiving ing reinforcements reinforcements rein rein- and that the French also are aro being strengthened A battle attle began on on Saturday evening e on the ridges of the tho mou mountains Aeroplanes took part 7 The hG c Frt French trod troops ps r a dc desperate erate encounter obtained possession of the mountain passes or ot and Sainte Sainta Mane Then on Sunday morn mom ing when wIen tho the lighting h. h was rea resumed med they took a position dominating Saint Saints Marie Aux The Tho French losses in the taking g of Sainto Sainte Marie are not specifically given in the official report p which confines Itself it itself it It- self to declaring L II they they were serious Tho wounded ranch French and German soldiers sol sol- diers were taken to tho too French lench fortress of Epical for treatment A French Trench aeroplane which a ascended during the engagement was repeatedly fired at the officer who Was was acting as observer of ot the tho Germans Germans' movements rec receiving a bullet in the hip The pilot pilot of the tho machine however cTt brought Drought him safely to the ground pound and ana he was able ablo to return to Belfort art whither tho the aeroplane also was waR sent for repairs The Gorman German troops inundated the valley aUe of the hoping by this means to stop the advance of tho the French but butte the quantity of water ater was not sufficient and the tho French Trench troops were able ablo to continue their march The Tho French today were in force on the outskirts of tho the forest of Hardt in front of Neu BreisaCh Breisa h which appears to bo be in occupied force |